MLive.com topics: steelcase-100tag:topics.mlive.com,2015:tag/steelcase-1002015-03-03T18:57:24ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceLongtime dealership Custer celebrates Steelcase's 100th anniversary milestonetag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.90364112012-09-19T10:00:00Z2012-09-19T11:52:52ZMore than 500 are expected to gather for the invitation-only event.Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/smartinezgr/index.html
More than 500 are expected to gather for the invitation-only event.
Trying to understand father's mysterious job helped build John Hockenberry's connection to Steelcasetag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.81260002012-04-18T14:30:51Z2012-04-18T20:06:48Z Jack Hockenberry was the office furniture maker’s first director of design.Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/smartinezgr/index.html
Jack Hockenberry was the office furniture maker’s first director of design.
Steelcase CEO shares his vision for future of the workplacetag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.81258762012-04-18T12:19:28Z2012-04-18T08:44:59ZJim Hackett recently stopped by to tour MLive Grand Rapids hub.Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/smartinezgr/index.html
Jim Hackett recently stopped by to tour MLive Grand Rapids hub.
Readers' Steelcase stories: Engineer shares lesson on how to land a jobtag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.79499732012-03-22T12:00:09Z2012-03-21T22:52:57ZHe almost gave up after first attempt to be a truck driver. Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
He almost gave up after first attempt to be a truck driver.
Readers' Steelcase stories: How factory work led to job as VP in public relationstag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.79498652012-03-21T11:35:09Z2012-03-21T04:38:05Z“My dad got me a job right out of high school in summer of 1974 and I worked in maintenance. My first job was to paint the boiler room – one of the hottest jobs I can think of.”Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
“My dad got me a job right out of high school in summer of 1974 and I worked in maintenance. My first job was to paint the boiler room – one of the hottest jobs I can think of.”
CEO Jim Hackett: Last decade toughest of Steelcase's 100 yearstag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.79427662012-03-19T18:52:52Z2012-03-19T19:30:27ZThe recently-ended 'Decade from hell' was a period of major transformation for Steelcase and other companies.Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/smartinezgr/index.html
The recently-ended 'Decade from hell' was a period of major transformation for Steelcase and other companies.
How summer working at Steelcase in 1972 helped shape columnist's lifetag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.79193402012-03-17T12:04:00Z2012-03-16T23:31:12ZHe was lucky to get the job, but it was hard work.Tom Rademacher | The Grand Rapids Presshttp://connect.mlive.com/user/trademacher/index.html
He was lucky to get the job, but it was hard work.
How Steelcase gives back millions to West Michigan groups (Steelcase at 100)tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3625.78659262012-03-16T12:00:09Z2012-03-15T19:45:20ZBulk of funding from the Steelcase Foundation stays in West Michigan.Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
Bulk of funding from the Steelcase Foundation stays in West Michigan.
Steelcase celebrates 100th year Friday with global partytag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.79212282012-03-16T11:00:32Z2012-03-16T03:55:37ZNearly every hour, the milestone will be marked at a Steelcase plant, showroom or sales office from Shanghai to Barcelona to Atlanta.Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/smartinezgr/index.html
Nearly every hour, the milestone will be marked at a Steelcase plant, showroom or sales office from Shanghai to Barcelona to Atlanta.
Why Steelcase has long link to legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright (Steelcase at 100)tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.78906502012-03-15T12:00:09Z2012-03-16T15:45:13ZCompany played role in revitalizing Grand Rapids home designed by Wright.Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
Company played role in revitalizing Grand Rapids home designed by Wright.
Why was Steelcase successful? Key leader behind company's rise remains humble (Steelcase at 100)tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.78925682012-03-14T12:00:09Z2012-03-14T12:23:36ZRobert 'Bob' Pew has always been reluctant to boast about Steelcase's success or achievements despite its rise to the top of the world's office furniture industry.Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
Robert 'Bob' Pew has always been reluctant to boast about Steelcase's success or achievements despite its rise to the top of the world's office furniture industry.
Unlikely early product among 10 notable moments in Steelcase history (Steelcase at 100)tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.78844992012-03-13T12:30:40Z2012-03-13T15:03:41ZFrom their first factory on S. Division Avenue, a dozen investors started what would become Steelcase Inc., the world's leading office furniture company.Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
From their first factory on S. Division Avenue, a dozen investors started what would become Steelcase Inc., the world's leading office furniture company.
Why 10,000 West Michigan workers flocked to Steelcase in its heyday (Steelcase at 100)tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.78804702012-03-12T12:30:15Z2012-03-12T14:34:53ZCompany used to be West Michigan’s largest employer. Jim Harger | jharger@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/jharger/index.html
Company used to be West Michigan’s largest employer.
Steelcase launches 100th anniversary celebration at TED conference that looks forward, not back (video)tag:www.mlive.com,2012:/business/west-michigan/index.ssf//3453.78180962012-02-28T23:19:42Z2012-03-10T22:29:34ZThe Steelcase video is by a filmmaker who won an Oscar on Sunday.Shandra Martinez | smartinez@mlive.comhttp://connect.mlive.com/user/smartinezgr/index.html
The Steelcase video is by a filmmaker who won an Oscar on Sunday.